User:Thegluenetwork

thegluenetwork.com
thegluenetwork.com is a cooperative, transparent, on-line community of passionate, purpose-driven people. thegluenetwork.com connects non-profit organizations, brands, bands, musicians, fans, athletes, artists and young people all over the world who want to, and can make a difference in the lives o those less fortunate. thegluenetwork.com changes the way people give of themselves, their talents an their resources- and in so doing, thegluenetwork.com helps people change their own lives.

The Passion
thegluenetwork.com began in 2005 with a fundraiser inspired by the thousands of Africans living in Nkhoma, Malawi, who are both directly and indirectly affected by poverty, the drought and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina showed evidence that people are willing to reach out and stretch their own funds when the need was brought closer to home. The challenge was to get people to care about those in need who are far removed from their daily lives. The solution was to create a party with a purpose to draw them in, inspire conversation, and provide a starting place for a much bigger community based on caring. The amazing response showed that many are not only willing to help, but looking for the opportunities to do so. Dreams were formed for an ongoing network created for the sole purpose of helping and connecting people who aspire to make a difference.

The Purpose
Accelerating the shift from "ME" to "WE"

thegluenetwork.com is on a mission to provide a network, a venue, the technology, the credibility, the content and the choices to enable individuals, causes and corporations to plug in, connect, act and make a difference. Simply put, the mission is to connect people to make a difference through social networking.

The Bridge
The concept of the Bridge project is to build an online and metaphorical bridge of hope and change around the globe. This objective is carried out through the creation of individual "miles" that show how people are changing the world. The project generates awareness, funds, and community to make a difference.

Online visitors participate by uploading art, music and video content related to their own social activism to add miles to the Bridge. The goal is to connect enough people on the Bridge to circle the 24,902 miles around the globe and in the process build awareness of social issues.

Sponsors help users make a difference by donating $1 for each mile to a social cause. Each user gets to direct the dollar raised from their mile to an issue of personal interest selected from one of the 12 featured Bridge non-profit organizations.

http://bridge.thegluenetwork.com